- [Instructor] We're going to start things off…by creating the smoky letters…that you see before you onscreen,…and they're a combination of the Wave filter…working together along with Motion Blur and Gaussian Blur.…These are some very old filters inside Photoshop,…but because we're applying them as dynamic smart filters,…the text remains editable throughout the entire process.…I'll go ahead and switch over to this smoky photograph,…which comes to us from the Dreamstime image library,…about which you could learn more and get deals, by the way,…at dreamstime.com/deke.php.…

All right, I'll go ahead and get rid of that URL group.…In case you're working with a different image,…you'll want something that has light smoke…against a dark background,…and you want a lot of variation in your smoke as well.…All right, I'll go ahead and turn on this text layer,…and select it as well.…Next, I'll go up to the Window menu and choose…the Character command to bring up the Character panel,…just so you can see that this text…is set in Myriad Pro Condensed.…

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6/22/2017

Sharpen your Photoshop skills by tackling more advanced Photoshop techniques. This is the third course in a comprehensive Photoshop training series by industry expert Deke McClelland. One-on-One teaches you what you need to know about Photoshop, in the order you need to know it, on the schedule that works best for you. In this installment, Deke helps you attain mastery at the premiere image editing program by familiarizing you with some of its more advanced features. Learn new shortcuts, how to assign and convert color profiles, how to customize the Photoshop toolbox and menus, and how to create trendy, dynamic Twirl art. Plus, Deke explains how to turn a photo into a dot drawing, eliminate halos with the Minimum filter, edit videos in Photoshop, and much more.